Adaptive container loading assembly
AssigneeJLS Automation
InventorGary Pickett
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Abstract
An adaptive container loading assembly is provided and includes a container forming assembly, a container shuttle assembly, and a product transport assembly. The container forming provides a plurality of varying sized containers. The container shuttle assembly is positioned adjacent to the container forming assembly and includes a linear synchronous motor guideway shaped in an endless loop, and a plurality of transport vehicles moveable about the guideway, each transport vehicle a leading shuttle and a trailing shuttle spaced apart by a determined distance to accommodate and receive the plurality of varying sized containers. The product transport assembly is positioned adjacent the container shuttle assembly and includes a robot arm to position product in the plurality of varying sized containers.
Claims17
An adaptive container packaging assembly, comprising:
- a container forming assembly;
- a container shuttle assembly positioned adjacent to the container forming assembly and having:
- a linear synchronous motor guideway;
- a plurality of transport vehicles moveable about the guideway, each shuttle of a plurality of shuttles of a transport vehicle of the plurality of transport vehicles includes:
- a pair of first guide rollers and a pair of second guide rollers secured to an upper body;
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- a carrier assembly secured to an upper planar surface of the upper body, the carrier assembly includes:
- a pair of first carrier sections positioned parallel to each other;
- a second carrier section positioned between the pair of first carrier sections and extending parallel thereto;
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- a holding block extending across a width and transverse to the pair of first carrier sections, each first carrier section of the pair of first carrier sections includes a pair of leading extension members and a trailing extension member extending outward from a center thereof;
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- a product transport assembly positioned adjacent the container shuttle assembly and having a robot arm to position product in a plurality of varying sized containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.